Incidental Discovery of Multiorgan Extramedullary Plasmacytomas in the Setting of Newly Diagnosed Multiple Myeloma and Delayed Hemolytic Transfusion Reaction by Joselle Cook, Steven Song, Anthony Ventimiglia, Carol Luhrs

“…This case highlights extramedullary plasmacytomas as an unusual presenting manifestation of multiple myeloma. …”
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Ocular Infection Preceding Major Epidural Abscess by Liam Dunbar, Ryan Johnstone

“…This case reviews the important clinical and radiological features of the presentation of a major epidural abscess and it also suggests a potentially unusual primary source. The clinician is reminded to always have a high index of suspicion regarding staphylococcal bacteremia and the potential for seeding to the epidural space.…”
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Pancreatic Hydatid Cyst Causing Acute Pancreatitis: A Case Report and Literature Review by Bayan Alsaid, Maryam Alhimyar, Fadi Rayya

“…Primary pancreatic hydatid cyst is in unusual location and rarely causes acute pancreatitis. …”
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Intra-Articular Dislocation of the Patella by Gavin McHugh, Ed Ryan, May Cleary, Paddy Kenny, Shea O'Flanagan, Peter Keogh

“…We present an unusual case of a chronic, irreducible intra-articular dislocation of the patella in an elderly nursing home resident. …”
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Late onset cerebellar ataxia syndrome after non-paraneoplastic Lambert-Eaton myasthenic syndrome: a case study by David P. Randall, Matthew C. Randall

“…Abstract This is an unusual case of voltage gated calcium channel (VGCC) antibodies leading to two distinct and chronologically separated neurologic syndromes without the presence of an underlying neoplasm. …”
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Metal staples in the construction of the central building of the Belvoir fortress (Kokhav Ha Yarden, Israel) by Laurent D’Agostino

“…Beside the fact that this unusual process required an exceptionally high supply of metal for this specific work, the reasons for such an execution raise questions. …”
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Primary subglottic inverted papilloma: An exceptional localization by Özlem Saraydaroglu, Hakkı Caner İnan, Selin Yirmibes

“…We present a case of primary laryngeal inverted papilloma with an unusual subglottic localization. An 84-year-old female patient presented with dyspnea on exertion. …”
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Skeletal Muscle Metastases to the Flexor Digitorum Superficialis and Profundus from Urothelial Cell Carcinoma and Review of the Literature by Marco Guidi, Cesare Fusetti, Stefano Lucchina

“…The most common sites of bladder cancer metastases are lymph nodes, lung, liver, and bones. Muscle is an unusual site of metastases from a distant primary cancer, due to several protective factors. …”
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Clinical analysis and case series report on autoimmune glial fibrillary acidic protein astrocytopathy presenting with autonomic dysfunction by Xiao Ke Wu, Guojie Zhai, Jin Ru Zhang, Hua Ping Du, Lan Hu, Shu Ye Yu, Hai Lun Hang, Sirui Han, Yanlin Zhang, Yuan Xu

“…Heart rate variability is related to disorders of consciousness. unusual sweating was associated to age, gender, cerebrospinal fluid protein content and convulsive seizures. …”
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Through the Citizen Scientists’ Eyes: Insights into Using Citizen Science with Machine Learning for Effective Identification of Unknown-Unknowns in Big Data by Kameswara Bharadwaj Mantha, Hayley Roberts, Lucy Fortson, Chris Lintott, Hugh Dickinson, William Keel, Ramanakumar Sankar, Coleman Krawczyk, Brooke Simmons, Mike Walmsley, Izzy Garland, Jason Shingirai Makechemu, Laura Trouille, Clifford Johnson

“…Combining a locus of high volunteer-consensus images within the ML learnt feature space and anomaly score, we demonstrated a decision boundary that can effectively isolate images with unusual and potentially scientifically interesting characteristics. …”
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Superior Vena Cava Syndrome in a Patient with Polycytemia Vera: Diagnosis and Treatment by Salvatore Lentini, Mario Barone, Filippo Benedetto, Francesco Spinelli

“…Diagnosis was done clinically and by computed tomography scan and showed an unusual finding: an air bubble trapped in the brachiocephalic venous trunk. …”
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Carcinosarcoma of the Gallbladder with Chondrosarcomatous Differentiation and Intracytoplasmic Eosinophilic Hyaline Globules (Thanatosomes): A Report of a Case and Review of the Li... by Jumana A. Alratroot, Amani A. Joudeh, Samir S. Amr

“…The tumor showed metastatic deposits to the omentum, the liver, and the peripancreatic lymph nodes. We report this unusual case and present a review of all cases of carcinosarcoma of the gallbladder with chondrosarcomatous differentiation.…”
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Some-where over the rainbow by Lucia Saks

“…Apartheid may well be considered as the last 10- geocentric colonial structure (unless, that is, one wishes to included Bosnia under this unpleasant rubric) to finally collapse.1 Further its collapse may be considered the end of a state apparatus formed as an institutionalization of logocentric thinking (something unusual for Derrida who very rarely talks in terms of practices). …”
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Case Report: A crushing sensation—a rare case of mediastinal germ cell tumor causing cardiac tamponade by Kevin S. Tang, Emin Zargarian, Pranav M. Patel

“…In this report, we present a case of tamponade-like physiology resulting from a large mediastinal tumor. This is an unusual phenomenon that is rarely described in the literature, and its optimal management remains controversial. …”
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Bilateral distal femoral epiphyseal detachment in a young adult: a case report by Armand Yepie, Moctar Traore, Mensah Yaovi, Michel Anoumou

“…However, these injuries seldom involve the distal femur, and bilateral cases are even rarer. We present an unusual case of bilateral epiphyseal detachment of the femur in a 21-year-old man who was involved in a traffic accident. …”
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Delayed-Onset Seizure in a Mild Quetiapine Overdose: Report of a Case and Review of the Literature by Jason A. Chen, Katherine M. Unverferth, Erick H. Cheung

“…The pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of quetiapine may explain this unusual phenomenon.…”
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L’engagement des femmes entre émancipations et dominations. Le cas de radio Lorraine Cœur d’Acier, Longwy, 1979-1980 by Ingrid Hayes

“…In 1979-1980 in Longwy (Lorraine region), the French trade union, the CGT, established the Lorraine Cœur d’Acier (LCA) radio, following mobilizations in defense of the steel industry. The radio opened unusual opportunities for some women to express themselves and to become politicized in a particularly masculine professional and militant sector. …”
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Secondary Pulmonary Hypertension and Right-Sided Heart Failure at Presentation in Grave’s Disease by Swapnil Panjabrao Ganeshpure, Gaurang Nandkishor Vaidya, Vipul Gattani

“…The purpose of this case report is to highlight one of the unusual and underdiagnosed presentations of Grave’s disease.…”
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Central Retinal Vein Occlusion with Three-Retinal Quadrant Involvement: Another Focus on Optic Disc Head Vascular Anatomy Variations by Narges Hassanpoor, Vahid Abdolrahimi, Mohamad Reza Niyousha

“…Inferior temporal quadrant sparing in this patient is due to a specific retinal vascular anatomical variation. In conclusion, in unusual presentations of retinal vascular branch obstructions, considering retinal vascular anatomy variations would help us to explain the clinical presentation more precisely in some cases.…”
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Could Ossification of the Achilles Tendon Have a Hereditary Component? by Chawki Cortbaoui, Jihad Matta, Rayan Elkattah

“…Ossification of the Achilles tendon (OTA) is an unusual clinical condition. It is characterized by the presence of an ossified mass within the fibrocartilaginous substance of the Achilles tendon. …”
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